Ida R. Marino

Ida Marino serves as a key procurement professional within the USDA Forest Service’s Csa Intermountain 8 office, responsible for managing complex infrastructure contracts that support the operational resilience of national forests and remote work centers across the Intermountain West. Her work centers on acquiring critical construction and specialty trade services essential to maintaining safe, compliant, and sustainable facilities for forest management personnel and public infrastructure. She handles a diverse portfolio of acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on mission-critical civil works, utility systems, and environmental compliance projects that align with the Forest Service’s mandate for ecological and structural integrity. Marino maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including JACKSON EXCAVATION, INC, MEDVED GLOBAL INC, CT ELECTRIC LLC, SPRING FOUNTAIN STUDIOS LLC, and VEREN INDUSTRIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in water and sewer infrastructure, HVAC systems, electrical installations, and specialty trade services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and adherence to federal environmental and safety standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance accountability and regulatory compliance. A defining feature of Marino’s procurement strategy is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, ensuring that 100% of her acquisitions are reserved for small businesses. This unwavering commitment underscores her dedication to fostering economic opportunity and workforce development within the regional small business community, particularly among firms certified under socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237110 (water and sewer line construction) and 238220 (plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning), each accounting for nearly 30% of her portfolio, followed by highway construction, septic system services, and other specialty trades. This technical specialization demonstrates deep domain expertise in civil infrastructure systems critical to remote federal operations, where durability, environmental stewardship, and utility reliability are paramount.